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• Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh Moves High Court for Bail

  Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail, soon after the trial court rejected his plea for relief and he was arrested for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief General V K Singh for clearing a file pertaining to Tatra vehicles.

• Tatra Case: Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh Arrested

  A court in Delhi today dismissed the bail plea of Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe to former Army Chief General (retired) VK Singh in the Tatra truck deal case and ordered for Tejinder Singh to be taken into custody.

• CBI Files Closure Report in Tatra Vehicle Scam

  The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in Tatra all-terrain vehicle supplied to the Indian army.

• CBI's Big Shift On Ex-Army Chief General VK Singh's Bribery Charge

  In a complete turnaround of the stand it took a year ago, the CBI now says it has evidence that substantiates former army chief General VK Singh's allegation that he was offered a 14-crore bribe to clear the purchase of heavy-duty Tatra trucks for the military.

• Bribery Case: CBI Records Statements of Defence Minister AK Antony, TK A Nair

  Probing the bribery allegation levelled by former Army Chief V K Singh, CBI has recorded the statements of Defence Minister A K Antony and the Prime Minister's Advisor T K A Nair.

• Ex-Army chief VK Singh's bribery complaint: CBI raids Tejinder Singh's home

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out raids at five places, including Lieutenant General (retd) Tejinder Singh's residence, in Delhi after registering a case against him on former Army chief VK Singh's complaint that he was offered bribe to clear a tranche of "substandard" vehicles.

• Stung by Tatra truck deal, government overhauls rules for suppliers

  Defence Minister AK Antony has told the three services - the Army, Navy and the Air Force - that Defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) can no longer enjoy the privilege of being the preferred suppliers for the forces.

• Ex-army chief General VK Singh summoned to court in July for defamation case

  General VK Singh, who has been sued for defamation, has been summoned to a Delhi court on July 20. General Singh, who retired last month, has been sued by Tejinder Singh, a former army officer, who allegedly offered General Singh 14 crores as a bribe for clearing "substandard trucks" in 2010.

• BEML head slammed by govt for threatening to sue ex army chief

  BEML, Defence PSU, VRS Natarajan, Midwest Granite, Tatra trucks

• Will former Army Chief VK Singh be summoned in defamation case? Court to decide today

  A Delhi court will today decide whether or not to summon former Army Chief VK Singh in a defamation case filed against him by retired Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh. The court had earlier noted that it cannot draw any conclusions based on Tejinder's witnesses.

• Oil companies hunt for helicopters as Global Vectra loses permit

  State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and other oil companies have begun hunting for helicopters for their offshore operations

• No new Tatra truck purchased after 2008: Antony tells Parliament

  Defence Minister, Tatra, Tatra trucks, Army Chief, VK Singh, AK Antony

• Action if any wrongdoing found in Tatra deal: Govt

  The government has promised in the Rajya Sabha that action will be taken on allegations regarding the controversial Tatra trucks deal, on which a CBI inquiry has been ordered, after a debate in Parliament.

• Standing Committee on Defence wants Army officer's 'cooling off' period increased

  Alarmed at the recent reports of senior retired officers of the armed forces acting as agents of arms manufacturing companies, the Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence has said that the "cooling off" period for officers of the rank of Brigadiers and above (equivalent of the other three services) be increased to five years instead of the curre...

• Controversy over sale of 12 Italian VVIP choppers to India

  Defence Minister AK Antony has said the government is looking into allegations that a contract to buy 12 helicopters for the Air Force from an Italian firm was seeped in corruption.